A DETAIL STUDY ON PATTACHITRA PAINTING: THE HERITAGE ARTWORK OF RAGHURAJPUR, ODISHA

The history defines the culture and traditions associated with the artwork which continues to bring encouragement to develop the artwork and take it to a new and undefined height. "Pattachitra" is one of the glorious traditional hands-painted art forms in India which has been unceasingly in existence for almost 300 years. The majestic traditional art "pattachitra" is mostly practiced by artist community of Heritage village Raghurajpur in Puri is the sacred place or one of the chaturdham in India. It is manifested by a very rich colourful application of various mythological, narratives and folktale themes. It has always been exquisitely religious and sometimes illustrates the social traditions of Odisha that are closely connected with religion. It creates aesthetic appeal by the fine brush strokes of intricate and ornamented figure of Hindu mythology by using pigment colours which are extracted and processed from nature sources; viz; plant and mineral. The village is highly associated with humble and passionate artisans who focus on promoting and are determined to take forward the artwork to the next generation. Both men and women of the painter community of Raghurajpur do the most tedious Odisha scroll painting. The prime objective of this study is to document the magnificent colourful, hand-painted art-forms in detail and record all the elements of design, tools, equipment, and manufacturing process by experimenting with design development through the design process and based on observation through field research. Through this study, the young generation will be associated with artworks to redefined, renovated, and evolved and they can use these skills and techniques to develop various products apart from specific products.